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HBD David Patterson! Patterson received the 2017 #ACMTuringAward for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry. Read more about Patterson, here: amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
HBD David Patterson! Patterson received the 2017 #ACMTuringAward for pioneering a systematic, quantitative approach to the design and evaluation of computer architectures with enduring impact on the microprocessor industry. Read more about Patterson, here: amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
Happy #NAIHM !
IndigeSTEAM is a Canadian organization committed to providing Indigenous-led and educational opportunities for Indigenous youth.
Check out the amazing things they do here: buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd
IndigeSTEAM is a Canadian organization committed to providing Indigenous-led and educational opportunities for Indigenous youth.
Check out the amazing things they do here: buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy #NAIHM !
IndigeSTEAM is a Canadian organization committed to providing Indigenous-led and educational opportunities for Indigenous youth.
Check out the amazing things they do here: buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd
IndigeSTEAM is a Canadian organization committed to providing Indigenous-led and educational opportunities for Indigenous youth.
Check out the amazing things they do here: buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd
🥂 We are delighted to announce that ACM DLT journal is now indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of Web of Science!
Congratulations to the editors-in-chief, the entire editorial board, and all the authors and reviewers for their contribution to DLT.💪 dl.acm.org/journal/dlt
Congratulations to the editors-in-chief, the entire editorial board, and all the authors and reviewers for their contribution to DLT.💪 dl.acm.org/journal/dlt
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🥂 We are delighted to announce that ACM DLT journal is now indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of Web of Science!
Congratulations to the editors-in-chief, the entire editorial board, and all the authors and reviewers for their contribution to DLT.💪 dl.acm.org/journal/dlt
Congratulations to the editors-in-chief, the entire editorial board, and all the authors and reviewers for their contribution to DLT.💪 dl.acm.org/journal/dlt
HBD Shafi Goldwasser, 2012 #ACMTuringAward Laureate. Along with Silvio Micali, she received the award for transformative work that laid the complexity-theoretic foundations for the science of cryptography. Goldwasser discusses “mental poker”: youtu.be/GWggHDrrXFM
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
HBD Shafi Goldwasser, 2012 #ACMTuringAward Laureate. Along with Silvio Micali, she received the award for transformative work that laid the complexity-theoretic foundations for the science of cryptography. Goldwasser discusses “mental poker”: youtu.be/GWggHDrrXFM
What's next after graduation and beyond? ACM will provide the resources that will give you a competitive edge in the job market. Join ACM now and save 25% off your first year of membership: www.acm.org/keepinventing/DA5BSA
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What's next after graduation and beyond? ACM will provide the resources that will give you a competitive edge in the job market. Join ACM now and save 25% off your first year of membership: www.acm.org/keepinventing/DA5BSA
Institutional buy-in was critical to ACM Open’s success. By working closely with libraries and consortia, ACM created a transparent, sustainable model that institutions could trust.
Read more from ACM’s Director of Publications, Scott Delman, in @researchinfo.bsky.social: bit.ly/42Yies1
#Computing
Read more from ACM’s Director of Publications, Scott Delman, in @researchinfo.bsky.social: bit.ly/42Yies1
#Computing
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Institutional buy-in was critical to ACM Open’s success. By working closely with libraries and consortia, ACM created a transparent, sustainable model that institutions could trust.
Read more from ACM’s Director of Publications, Scott Delman, in @researchinfo.bsky.social: bit.ly/42Yies1
#Computing
Read more from ACM’s Director of Publications, Scott Delman, in @researchinfo.bsky.social: bit.ly/42Yies1
#Computing
🚀 Young Researchers: Apply for the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum @hlforum.bsky.social !
Join 200 top minds in math and computer science to meet Turing Award and Fields Medal laureates in Heidelberg, Germany.
When: Sept 13–18, 2026
Apply by Feb 11, 2026
Learn more here: buff.ly/MHdYBQI
Join 200 top minds in math and computer science to meet Turing Award and Fields Medal laureates in Heidelberg, Germany.
When: Sept 13–18, 2026
Apply by Feb 11, 2026
Learn more here: buff.ly/MHdYBQI
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🚀 Young Researchers: Apply for the 13th Heidelberg Laureate Forum @hlforum.bsky.social !
Join 200 top minds in math and computer science to meet Turing Award and Fields Medal laureates in Heidelberg, Germany.
When: Sept 13–18, 2026
Apply by Feb 11, 2026
Learn more here: buff.ly/MHdYBQI
Join 200 top minds in math and computer science to meet Turing Award and Fields Medal laureates in Heidelberg, Germany.
When: Sept 13–18, 2026
Apply by Feb 11, 2026
Learn more here: buff.ly/MHdYBQI
Meet Mikaela Jade, a Cabrogal woman of the Dhraug-speaking nation of Australia. Jade is the founder and current CEO of Indigital, an tech-edu company.
Learn more about Jade here: www.acm.org/diversity-in... #NAIHM
Learn more about Jade here: www.acm.org/diversity-in... #NAIHM
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Meet Mikaela Jade, a Cabrogal woman of the Dhraug-speaking nation of Australia. Jade is the founder and current CEO of Indigital, an tech-edu company.
Learn more about Jade here: www.acm.org/diversity-in... #NAIHM
Learn more about Jade here: www.acm.org/diversity-in... #NAIHM
Have you heard about Advancing Indigenous People in STEM (AISES)? AISES is a nonprofit organization that works to increase representation for Indigenous people in the STEM field. You can learn more about the amazing things they do here: buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd #NAIHM
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Have you heard about Advancing Indigenous People in STEM (AISES)? AISES is a nonprofit organization that works to increase representation for Indigenous people in the STEM field. You can learn more about the amazing things they do here: buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd #NAIHM
Slime mold has been around for 600 million, and the team behind a new startup wants to translate the organism’s biological superpowers into algorithms that might help improve transit times, alleviate congestion, and minimize climate-related disruptions in cities worldwide.
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Slime mold has been around for 600 million, and the team behind a new startup wants to translate the organism’s biological superpowers into algorithms that might help improve transit times, alleviate congestion, and minimize climate-related disruptions in cities worldwide.
We think transparency should mean more than just “being open.”
In a recent Against the Grain piece, ACM’s Director of Publications, Scott Delman, examined transparency in today's #OpenAccess landscape: the challenges, the paths forward, and why it matters more than ever.
📌 bit.ly/4o9JRXN
In a recent Against the Grain piece, ACM’s Director of Publications, Scott Delman, examined transparency in today's #OpenAccess landscape: the challenges, the paths forward, and why it matters more than ever.
📌 bit.ly/4o9JRXN
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We think transparency should mean more than just “being open.”
In a recent Against the Grain piece, ACM’s Director of Publications, Scott Delman, examined transparency in today's #OpenAccess landscape: the challenges, the paths forward, and why it matters more than ever.
📌 bit.ly/4o9JRXN
In a recent Against the Grain piece, ACM’s Director of Publications, Scott Delman, examined transparency in today's #OpenAccess landscape: the challenges, the paths forward, and why it matters more than ever.
📌 bit.ly/4o9JRXN
HBD #ACMTuringAward recipient Barbara Liskov! Liskov was honored for her foundational contributions to programming languages and system design.
In this video, Liskov talks about her invention, data abstraction: youtu.be/FQyvTv81Qe8?...
In this video, Liskov talks about her invention, data abstraction: youtu.be/FQyvTv81Qe8?...
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
HBD #ACMTuringAward recipient Barbara Liskov! Liskov was honored for her foundational contributions to programming languages and system design.
In this video, Liskov talks about her invention, data abstraction: youtu.be/FQyvTv81Qe8?...
In this video, Liskov talks about her invention, data abstraction: youtu.be/FQyvTv81Qe8?...
Today, we're shining the spotlight on Angie Abdilla. Abdilla is a palawa woman. Her research interests include Indigenous Knowledge systems, as well as ancient and new technologies. Thank you for advancing Indigenous tech research, Abdilla! buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd #NAIHM
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today, we're shining the spotlight on Angie Abdilla. Abdilla is a palawa woman. Her research interests include Indigenous Knowledge systems, as well as ancient and new technologies. Thank you for advancing Indigenous tech research, Abdilla! buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd #NAIHM
👩💻 In today’s world, almost every process or interaction between people and governments requires the use of devices such as computers.
⌛ Government digital transformation must be completed ASAP. But how?
🔗 Find out in our latest #TechBrief installment: buff.ly/nExnw5J
⌛ Government digital transformation must be completed ASAP. But how?
🔗 Find out in our latest #TechBrief installment: buff.ly/nExnw5J
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
👩💻 In today’s world, almost every process or interaction between people and governments requires the use of devices such as computers.
⌛ Government digital transformation must be completed ASAP. But how?
🔗 Find out in our latest #TechBrief installment: buff.ly/nExnw5J
⌛ Government digital transformation must be completed ASAP. But how?
🔗 Find out in our latest #TechBrief installment: buff.ly/nExnw5J
Together with his Google colleagues, Michel Devoret, one of the three Nobel Prize in Physics recipients, shared that Google's quantum computer had successfully run a new algorithm "13,000 times as fast as a top supercomputer executing similar code in the realm of classical physics."
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Together with his Google colleagues, Michel Devoret, one of the three Nobel Prize in Physics recipients, shared that Google's quantum computer had successfully run a new algorithm "13,000 times as fast as a top supercomputer executing similar code in the realm of classical physics."
🗣 Librarians, let’s talk #OpenAccess! Join the ACM team at the #ChsConf25 on 4 November.
→ Table 84
We’ll be on hand to discuss ACM Open, ACM Digital Library Premium, and share what’s next in open computing. Reach out to Steve Rutberg on LinkedIn to connect at the event: bit.ly/4ovPTBB
→ Table 84
We’ll be on hand to discuss ACM Open, ACM Digital Library Premium, and share what’s next in open computing. Reach out to Steve Rutberg on LinkedIn to connect at the event: bit.ly/4ovPTBB
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🗣 Librarians, let’s talk #OpenAccess! Join the ACM team at the #ChsConf25 on 4 November.
→ Table 84
We’ll be on hand to discuss ACM Open, ACM Digital Library Premium, and share what’s next in open computing. Reach out to Steve Rutberg on LinkedIn to connect at the event: bit.ly/4ovPTBB
→ Table 84
We’ll be on hand to discuss ACM Open, ACM Digital Library Premium, and share what’s next in open computing. Reach out to Steve Rutberg on LinkedIn to connect at the event: bit.ly/4ovPTBB
"An emerging field of science claims to be able to predict aesthetic traits, intelligence, and even moral character in embryos."
What does its potential success mean for our social contract and our very understanding of what it means to be human? buff.ly/WsuKRfs
What does its potential success mean for our social contract and our very understanding of what it means to be human? buff.ly/WsuKRfs
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"An emerging field of science claims to be able to predict aesthetic traits, intelligence, and even moral character in embryos."
What does its potential success mean for our social contract and our very understanding of what it means to be human? buff.ly/WsuKRfs
What does its potential success mean for our social contract and our very understanding of what it means to be human? buff.ly/WsuKRfs
Happy Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month! 🧡
This November, ACM is proud to honor the Indigenous computing experts and organizations creating a positive impact on inclusive technology.
buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd
#NAIHM #IndigenousSTEM #NativeInTech
This November, ACM is proud to honor the Indigenous computing experts and organizations creating a positive impact on inclusive technology.
buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd
#NAIHM #IndigenousSTEM #NativeInTech
November 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Happy Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month! 🧡
This November, ACM is proud to honor the Indigenous computing experts and organizations creating a positive impact on inclusive technology.
buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd
#NAIHM #IndigenousSTEM #NativeInTech
This November, ACM is proud to honor the Indigenous computing experts and organizations creating a positive impact on inclusive technology.
buff.ly/XmRQ4Dd
#NAIHM #IndigenousSTEM #NativeInTech
We’re excited to share that ACM has signed a transformative read-and-publish agreement with a group of eight Canadian regional library consortia! 🥳
This marks a significant milestone in advancing #OpenAccess to #Computing research in Canada.
Read the full press release ➡️ bit.ly/4n8Dlz6
This marks a significant milestone in advancing #OpenAccess to #Computing research in Canada.
Read the full press release ➡️ bit.ly/4n8Dlz6
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We’re excited to share that ACM has signed a transformative read-and-publish agreement with a group of eight Canadian regional library consortia! 🥳
This marks a significant milestone in advancing #OpenAccess to #Computing research in Canada.
Read the full press release ➡️ bit.ly/4n8Dlz6
This marks a significant milestone in advancing #OpenAccess to #Computing research in Canada.
Read the full press release ➡️ bit.ly/4n8Dlz6
🌾 "As members of ACM, we have a huge role to play in helping achieve the Sustainable Development Goals." — ACM President Yannis Ioannidis at the UN Climate Change Conference
✈️ If you’ve enjoyed this video series, share it with a friend: buff.ly/esGYIjN
✈️ If you’ve enjoyed this video series, share it with a friend: buff.ly/esGYIjN
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🌾 "As members of ACM, we have a huge role to play in helping achieve the Sustainable Development Goals." — ACM President Yannis Ioannidis at the UN Climate Change Conference
✈️ If you’ve enjoyed this video series, share it with a friend: buff.ly/esGYIjN
✈️ If you’ve enjoyed this video series, share it with a friend: buff.ly/esGYIjN
"Indaba means 'gathering' in Zulu, and Deep Learning Indaba, where we’re meeting, is an annual AI conference where Africans present their research and technologies they’ve built." Learn what happened there: buff.ly/8fGjEMO
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Indaba means 'gathering' in Zulu, and Deep Learning Indaba, where we’re meeting, is an annual AI conference where Africans present their research and technologies they’ve built." Learn what happened there: buff.ly/8fGjEMO
#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1969, the first message was sent over what would become the Internet. That brief, two-letter message marked the beginning of networked communication as we know it today. Read more: www.acm.org/education/ot...
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1969, the first message was sent over what would become the Internet. That brief, two-letter message marked the beginning of networked communication as we know it today. Read more: www.acm.org/education/ot...
In this week’s People of ACM profile we interview Meeyoung Cha, a Scientific Director with the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP), as well as a Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Read the full interview here:
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
In this week’s People of ACM profile we interview Meeyoung Cha, a Scientific Director with the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP), as well as a Professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Read the full interview here:
ACM Open is a unique and innovative take on the Read & Publish model - with a tiered pricing system based on publishing output. This offers:
🔷 Fair, predictable pricing for institutions
🔷 Long-term sustainability for #OpenAccess publishing
Learn more about this OA model: bit.ly/42OloyC
🔷 Fair, predictable pricing for institutions
🔷 Long-term sustainability for #OpenAccess publishing
Learn more about this OA model: bit.ly/42OloyC
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
ACM Open is a unique and innovative take on the Read & Publish model - with a tiered pricing system based on publishing output. This offers:
🔷 Fair, predictable pricing for institutions
🔷 Long-term sustainability for #OpenAccess publishing
Learn more about this OA model: bit.ly/42OloyC
🔷 Fair, predictable pricing for institutions
🔷 Long-term sustainability for #OpenAccess publishing
Learn more about this OA model: bit.ly/42OloyC
Born #OTD in 1928, Peter Naur received the 2005 #ACMTuringAward for fundamental contributions to programming language design and the definition of Algol 60, to compiler design, and to the art and practice of computer programming. amturing.acm.org/award_winner...
October 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Born #OTD in 1928, Peter Naur received the 2005 #ACMTuringAward for fundamental contributions to programming language design and the definition of Algol 60, to compiler design, and to the art and practice of computer programming. amturing.acm.org/award_winner...